I wonder if faster ISP speeds to customers uses more, less or the same amount of energy to deliver. If it uses less or the same amount, then wouldn't the ISP's feel obligated to give us all maximum speed to save energy and become more "green"?

I know they have the tiered speeds to charge more for higher speeds and thus increase company profit but from an energy conservation standpoint it would be an irresponsible waste of resources, IMO.

I was located in "Evacuation Zone-A" in NYC, so as soon as electricity is back we can make the trek back home. Come to think of it, if cable dropped I may have been assigned a new IP address, so I may not be able to find the router even after power is restored.